Senior Practitioner- Occupational Therapist – Adur

Job Category : Social Care – Qualified

Location : Glebelands Day Centre, West Sussex County Council(Glebelands – Shoreham – By – Sea)

Hours Per Week :37.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:30

Salary : £30.44

Location – Glebelands – Shoreham – By – Sea 

Working arrangements – Mix of home and office – Minimum of 3 days a week in office – Will be required to carry out home visits in Adur / Worthing.

Qualifications and/or experience:

• Diploma/BSc Occupational Therapy or recognised equivalent Occupational Therapy qualification.
• Registration with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

You will work as part of a strong and dynamic Occupational therapy service. In this role you will be required to undertake strengths-based assessments in highly complex situations maintaining a sophisticated understanding and application of relevant legislation, advanced Occupational therapy skills and knowledge. You will utilise these skills to develop and implement plans of support, aimed at improving wellbeing and delivering outcomes for people. You will manage, and support others to manage, a varied and complex caseload collaborating with people and family or friend carers. You will draw on a wide range of highly developed skills to make sophisticated professional judgements, and support others to make judgements aimed at improving wellbeing and delivering outcomes, including utilising community assets, and ensuring that eligible needs are met. You will have a role in improving the practice of unregistered and registered social care practitioners and developing, leading, and championing best practice and professional standards. You will advise others and facilitate access to and dissemination of more specialist advice where necessary to further develop capability and professional confidence.